With eScan, your Lenovo Laptops are secured from Superfish Adware

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - Feb. 21, 2015 - PRLog -- eScan, one of the leading Anti-Virus and Content Security Solution providers, assures a completely secured computing environment to Lenovo Laptop users. A complex piece of adware in Lenovo laptops, named Superfish, has been creating havoc in the cyber security landscape. Initially not accepting the fact that Superfish was an IT security concern when questioned by Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Lenovo has now admitted that a piece of adware installed itself via man-in-the-middle (MITM) proxy service and hijacked SSL/TLS connections.

Superfish that belongs to Adware family of programs, was pre-installed on Lenovo laptops. Adware, as such are highly intrusive, however the manner in which Superfish has been injecting their own advertisements into highly secured data-streams, leaves a huge question unanswered, i.e. Right to Privacy.  Apart from being an Adware, Superfish had certain vulnerabilities which made these Laptop users vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks.

Researchers have dug out the password used to encrypt the security certificates used by Superfish, which theoretically would assist in unlocking the certificate authority and bypass the computer's web encryption. Armed with right skill-set and tools, a skilled hacker on the same Wi-Fi network as a Superfished laced Lenovo, can potentially insert malware and spy on these unsuspecting users. Effectively, this bug nullifies whatsoever form of security that has been provided by secure websites. The websites can range from your web-based mail servers, like gmail.com and outlook.com, to shopping and banking websites.

According to a recent statement released by Lenovo, they have released a tool to help users remove Superfish. The tool can be downloaded from here:

http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/superfis...

With continuous improvements in the level of protection, eScan range of security solutions ensures 100% security of PC / Laptops against zero-day malware attacks, web and email threats, downloading / installing the rouge software and surfing malware infected websites. Hence, if you own a Lenovo laptop and have eScan securing it, you do not need to worry about the Superfish Adware. eScan recognizes this Adware as an intrusion of privacy and provides blocking mechanisms through its various detection methods.

eScan also offers an intelligent and free tool, eScanAV Anti-Virus Toolkit (MWAV) that scan for Viruses, Spyware and Adware in your PC / Laptop. IT users just need to download it and run. The utility does not require any installation. The link for this free eScanAV Anti-Virus Toolkit (MWAV) is

http://www.escanav.com/english/content/products/MWAV/esca....


About eScan:

eScan, one of the leading Anti-Virus & Content Security solutions for Desktops, Smartphones and Servers, is developed and marketed by MicroWorld. It is powered by innovative and futuristic technologies, such as MWL Technology, DIRC Technology, NILP Technology, and sophisticated Anti-Virus Heuristic Algorithms that not only provides protection from current threats, but also provides proactive protection against evolving threats. eScan provides 24x7 free remote support facility, integrated in the software to help customers to get their malware related issues resolved in the fastest possible time-frame. It has achieved several certifications and awards from some of the most prestigious testing bodies, notable among them being AV-Comparatives, Virus Bulletin, AV-Test, ICSA, and PCSL labs. Combining the power of various innovative technologies, eScan provides Multi-level Real-time Protection to digital devices and Networks.

For more information, visit www.escanav.com.